A roller coaster car is traveling through a loop at 13 m/s. If the loop has a 23m radius, what centripetal force will the 53kg rider feel?

Respuesta :

Given,

The velocity of the car, v=13 m/s

The radius of the loop, r=23 m

The mass of the rider, m=53 kg

The centripetal force is the force that keeps an object in its circular path.

The centripetal force is given by,

[tex]F=\frac{mv^2}{r}[/tex]

On substituting the known values,

[tex]\begin{gathered} F=\frac{53\times13^2}{23} \\ =389.43\text{ N} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore, the centripetal force on the rider is 389.43 N